Moments of Wonder and Ponder

                                                                                              Bacteria  Bacteria are single-celled microscopic organisms. There is about 5 nonillion of them right now. Bacteria live in our food, our water, our air and even inside our bodies. Without bacteria, cows wouldn't even be able to eat grass! Plants need bacteria too, they convert nitrogen in the soil into  simpler structures that plants can absorb more easily. Bacteria come in lots of different shapes and sizes. Some can't move, but others move using whip-like strands called flagella. Bacteria are prokaryotic cells, unlike animal's and plant's cells most bacterial cells don't contain many complex organelles. Some bacteria are able to generate their own energy through photosynthesis. Some survive by digesting chemicals in their environments. Most bacteria reproduce asexually in a process called fission. Fission produces two cells with